Brush



July 28', 1925. 1,547,437

w. MORRIS BRUSH Filed Jan. 26. 1925 tltrozm e Patented July 28, 1925.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM MORRIS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

BRUSH.

Application filed January 26, 1925. Serial No. 4,889.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM Monnrs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Brush, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to brushes, and aims to provide a brush ofthe fountain type especially designed for cleaning printers type or thelike.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a brush of thischaracter wherein a predetermined quantity of cleaning fluid may bedirected to the bristles of the brush, eliminating any possibility offlooding the type or wasting the cleaning fluid.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a removable brushsection, the bristles of the brush section being arranged in a novelmanner to insure them becoming thoroughly saturated with the cleaningfluid.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made with in thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a brush constructed inaccordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is an end elevational view.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the brush.

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view illustrating theconnection between the container and delivering tube.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the device includes a hollow bodyportion 5 that includes an upper wall 6 and a lower wall 7 Secured tothe lower wall of the body por tion are depending flanges 8 that haveinwardly extended portions 9 that provide a support for the bristlesupporting plate 10 which may be slid into the space between the members9 and bottom wall 7.

The hollow body portion 5 is so constructed that it provides a reservoirwhich may be filled through the filling opening 11 that is closed by thescrew cap 12. Disposed substantially centrally of the body portion andcommunicating with the space between theplate 10 and bottom wall 7 ofthe body portion is a tube 13 that extends to a pointslightly above theupper surface of the body portion or wall 6 to accommodate the eX-tension 14 forming a part of the container 15 which is relatively smallas compared with the reservoir, the size of the container 15 beinghowever suflicient to contain a quantity of liquid necessary for thecleaning of type.

An opening 16 is provided in the tube 13 which opening is adapted toregister with the opening 17 formed in the tube 14, which registeringopenings establish communication between the container 15 and reservoir.The bristles of the brush which are indicated at 18 are formed inlengths and are passed through suitable openings formed in the plate 10in such a way that portions of the bristles will lie within the spacebetween plate 10 and the wall 7 of the brush, so that the bristles maybecome thoroughly saturated with the cleaning fluid that is directedthereto.

In the use of the device, the brush is positioned in the hand of theuser and is inverted with the result that fluid from the reservoirpasses into the container 15, through the registering openings 16 and17.

When the desired quantity of fluid has passed into the container, thebrush is then positioned on the type to be cleaned with the bristlesengaging the type. It follows that the brush is now moved over the typein a manner to clean them.

I claim A brush of the class described comprising a hollow body portion,a tube extending through the body portion and having a lateral opening;a container including a tube having a lateral opening, said lastmentioned tube being positioned in the first mentioned tube, saidcontainer adapted to be moved to bring the openings in alignment topermit fluid to pass into the tubes, and bristles carried by the brushto receive fluid from the container. p

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM MORRIS.

Witnesses:

RAYMOND M. NELSON, ALLm B. CLOUD.

